Astrophysics Topics

This week, comet Giacobini-Zinner could shatter the calm before the Leonid meteor storm. The Giacobinids should be visible early in the evening on Thursday October 8th. We discuss how to view the shower, the structure of comet debris streams, and "radio" meteors. Amateur meteor watchers are also invited to submit meteor counts to NASA to help study the composition of the Cometstrail of debris.